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in pAAV should be reserved for uncertain cases where the diagnosis cannot be confirmed clinically and with serology.

Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) became an alternative method for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) intolerant to long term oral anticoagulation therapy. This study aimed to compare endocardial (Amulet and LAmbere occluders) and epicardial (Lariat) LAAC techniques.

A retrospective, observational case-control study included 223 consecutive CHA

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-VAS score-matched patients with AF who underwent LAAC in two centers.

There were 55 matched cases with the mean CHA2DS2-VASs score 4.4 ± 1.22 (p = 1). Overall follow-up was 308.2 patient-years. The Endocardial group patients were older and more often females with congestive heart failure and peripheral vascular disease. The epicardial group more frequently had a stroke/transient ischemic attack history. There were no differences in hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and indications for procedure between both groups. The mean HAS-BLED score was significantly higher in the endocardial group than in the epicardial group (4.3 ± 0.9 vs. 3.7 ± 1.3, p = .011). There were no differences in annual rates of thromboembolic events (2.6% vs 0.5%) and annual stroke (0.87% vs. 0%) between the endocardial and epicardial groups.

Endocardial and Epicardial LAAC techniques show comparable implantation outcomes and safety profile and stroke prevention in patients with AF. Future randomized studies are needed to corroborate these initial results and assess long term mortality.

Endocardial and Epicardial LAAC techniques show comparable implantation outcomes and safety profile and stroke prevention in patients with AF. Future randomized studies are needed to corroborate these initial results and assess long term mortality.

Mannose binding lectin (MBL) gene single nucleotide polymorphisms have been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) risk with inconsistent results. This study aimed to explore whether MBL2 A\B, A\C, A\D, A\O, L\H and Y\X polymorphisms affected SLE susceptibility.

A meta-analysis was performed on 20 studies, containing allelic contrast, additive, dominant and recessive models. Odds ratio (OR) was calculated to reflect the effect of association.

A total of 64 pooled comparisons were conducted, including 7194 SLE patients and 7401 healthy controls. The meta-analysis inducted a significant association between allele B and SLE (OR=0.766, 95% CI=0.681-0.862, P<.001). The genotype BB in the additive model and AB+BB in the recessive model both reduced the risk of SLE (OR=0.611, 95% CI=0.422-0.882, P=.009; OR=0.806, 95% CI=0.688-0.944, P=.008). Regarding A\O polymorphisms, results revealed statistical differences in allelic contrast, additive model and recessive models (OR=0.826, 95% CI=0.732-0.931, P=.002; OR=0.737, 95% CI=0.557-0.977, P=.034 and OR=0.793, 95% CI=0.683-0.921, P=.002, respectively). As for L\H, meta-analysis revealed that allele H and genotype HH both decreased SLE susceptibility in allelic contrast and dominant models (OR=1.463, 95% CI=1.097-2.007, P=.018; OR=1.383, 95% CI=1.124-1.701, P=.002). Stratification by ethnicity indicated that allele H related to SLE in European populations (OR=0.736, 95% CI=0.617-0.879, P=.001), and the recessive model correlated with SLE in Asians (OR=0.808, 95% CI=0.667-0.979, P=.03).

The present study suggests that A\B and A\O polymorphisms were associated with SLE susceptibility, and the allele H may be a protective factor in SLE.

The present study suggests that A\B and A\O polymorphisms were associated with SLE susceptibility, and the allele H may be a protective factor in SLE.In low- and middle-income countries, almost three-fourths of women in the labour force lack maternity protection. In the Philippines, current laws do not guarantee paid maternity leave to workers in the informal economy. A non-contributory maternity cash transfer to informal sector workers could be used to promote social equity and economic productivity and could provide health benefits by helping mothers meet their breastfeeding goals. The objective of the study is to provide a realistic cost estimate and to assess the financial feasibility of implementing a publicly financed, non-contributory maternity cash transfer programme to the informal sector in the Philippines. Using a costing framework developed in Mexico, the study estimated the annual cost of a maternity cash transfer programme. The methodology estimated the unit cost of the programme, the incremental coverage of maternity leave and expected number of enrollees. Different unit and incremental costs assumptions were used to provide a range of scenarios. Administrative costs for running the programme were included in the analysis. The annual financing need of implementing maternity cash transfer programme in the Philippines ranges from a minimum scenario of USD42 million (14-week maternity cash transfer) to a more ideal scenario of USD309 million (26-week maternity cash transfer). The latter is financially feasible as it is equivalent to less than 0.1% of the country's gross domestic product substantially lower than the share cost of not breastfeeding (0.7%). The annual cost of the programme is only 10% of the total cost of the largest conditional cash transfer programme.Bovine kobuvirus (BKV) is a single-stranded, positive sense, non-enveloped RNA virus in genus Kobuvirus of family Picornavirus. BKV was first identified in the culture media of HeLa cell containing calf serum in 2003. Since then, BKV has been detected in 13 countries of four different continents, suggesting widespread in the world. Herein, we review the detection and genomic characterization of BKV in 13 countries. All studies tested bovine faecal samples for BKV. These studies provide evidence that BKV might be a causative agent for neonatal calf diarrhoea. Therefore, further efforts including animal challenge study are urgently needed to unveil the pathogenicity of BKV.Obesity is a chronic condition associated with adverse memory and emotional outcomes in humans and animal models. TAK779 We have recently demonstrated that post-weaning (i.e., periadolescent) high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity has opposite effect on hippocampal and amygdala-dependent memory in rodents while HFD consumption impairs spatial and relational memory, it enhances cue-dependent emotional memory. However, it is still not clear whether this bidirectional HFD effect on memory is related to bidirectional alterations of hippocampal and amygdala synaptic plasticity and if it is influenced by the duration of diet intake. In the current study, we compared in male rats the impact of 2-3 and 6-7 months of HFD intake starting at weaning, thus covering adolescence, on in vivo long-term potentiation (LTP) recorded simultaneously in the hippocampal area CA1 and the basolateral amygdala (BLA). As expected, 6-7 months of HFD intake abolished LTP in the CA1 and enhanced LTP in the BLA. However, 2-3 months of of HFD exposure enhanced LTP in both CA1 and BLA suggesting a transient compensatory mechanism in hippocampus.